Google on Wednesday launched the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, a release that was previously set to occur at a virtual launch…
Google on Wednesday launched the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, a release that was previously set to occur at a virtual launch event. The search giant, though, has canceled the event as people around the world hold protests over police brutality and systemic racism.
« We have cancelled the virtual launch event to allow people to focus on important discussions around racial justice in the United States, » Google said in a blog post. « Instead, we are releasing the Android 11 Beta today in a much different form, via short-form videos and web pages that you can consume at your own pace when the time is right for you. »
Late last month, Google said it would postpone the event as unrest was beginning to spread across US cities following the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man from Minneapolis, died in police custody, after a police officer held him to the ground and pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes.
